64 SOUPS THAT ARE ' .)%1 . . '...... .o, " ....."" )) . . _. . -"" ':; -i' 11:. .., .., .... \I}tD oO , .. -. .....' ,. S ,'u : ..,t ',:, ,:' .::.' .'.', ". ....v :9\l . C. ';.' 1 ....", '0. ..$0,"'" , :; :: ':., ,< ..q . < )t "',. ,'" , -- " :;:' -. . ", :::'.::f : :: ,>i\h", ('):t1::' '. .... .:' " ...".., , . "$ .: . >. O>......i,,/./ "'''< ; i '. '\;" '",,", . "jk , ,, , j:<< ,; l:\i: ':>, ':,. !' , ' . ' {!" . '. " "\ .... ...... ..... ", " { :, " . : '.. .. :\ ":",\ \ ... w ' """::,,;:' , ",':;":/A1 .. t ,.;ij;5d::é M Y OU can pay your guests no finer com- plimen t than to serve them one of Underwood's unusual soups. Here are soups of real distinction, made with a kno' lÎng dash of this and a thoughtful touch of that. Linger over each delicious spoonful.. . enjoy the full measure of flavor in Under,vood's, the aristocrats of soups. Here are two' that men like . BLACK BEAN souP-Here's soup that's dark and rich and smooth. Serve it at home as fa- mous chefs do-with a slice of egg and a slice of lemon (and you may count it lvorthy of a touch of your finest sherry!) . PURÉE MONGOLE - Your mind draws pictures of this soup when you're out on a blustery day. A satisfying soup blended of split peas and tomatoes, zipped vvith curry. It's thick, it's spicy, it s very, very good. Other soups by Underwood include three New En- gland Chowders-Clam, Quahaug and Fish. Ask at your food store for Underwood's fine soups or drop a postcard to 'Vm. Underwood Co.. Watertown. Mass. Makers of UNDERWOOD DEVILED HAM }):: : t . : . t 1$;j 2'. : lI )if :lj: .... ' . .. .:J J. .:: ,..,'...... ,,,>:: , , }: : :::t .... :.:; ;:...'.0 i LeTTeR FROM PARIS , 4' -#> 111 . :, :. u --..JJ..' '':'::, : I ::t. e\)' -... . . ;( ; /. hÌl . ; , > ':" . , \, ., 1 .... ..... .. . i ;$ i). ;':=:. , \: ( ' .. :....;o-:;;t": . ,..,. : :-;:. .":: /:i"-:;;' ..ø,r " h , :" II JANUARY 4 I N one of the worst blizzards since 1879, 90,000 New Year holiday- makers deserted Paris in the hope of finding it nicer and warmer on the Riviera or nicer and colder at the skiing resorts. Gas, radiator, and water pipes froze; Paris slipped back to its eight- eenth-century habit of warming itself before open fires; municipal pawnshops were ordered to re- turn all the overcoats in hock; the city's weekly theatre re- ceipts fell from 700,000 to 200,000 francs; special adver- tisements appeared depicting thoughtful mamans ordering an extra bottle of rum "in case the children should want a hot grog;" and in the general frenzy of overheat- ing, the lnvalides, which harbors Na- poleon's tomb, caught fire. Napoleon would make the best adviser on foreign ..... affairs for the French just now. A hun- dred-odd years ago he, too, planned to carve a new map of Europe, to meddle with Africa, boss the Italians, twist the British lion's tail, and bite a piece out of the Russian bear. Napoleon's final failures form a part of the curriculum of strategy with which French army offi- cers are educated to this day. U nfor- tunately, the French fear it doesn't look as though the Chamberlain government can furnish anything like a new Well- ington. Perhaps because of the general relief at having peace, mayhe hecause of fear of war, Parisians spent an unprece- dented fortune during the holidays, not on presents to others but principally on gifts of champagne and fine food for their own stomachs. Restaurants with 300-franc réveillon table-d'hôte dinners were packed with French who usual- ly economically go to midnight Mass. What the more modestly situated classes sincerely called "le plus beau cadeau de N oël" was Disney's "Snow White," which was released for the first time at the cheap neighborhood houses. Crowds stood and cheered, and shouted bravos for what they innocently termed "the talented acting of the little Princess." The film was given a reception unique in the cinematographic hi$tory of France, the country where films were first made. The Folies-Bergère's new show of- fers the loveliest, most inappropriate cos- tumes and the dullest evening's enter- tainment yet seen. For the past few years the theatre has been managed by a French Negro, M. Willy Tel, who be- lieves that the Folies needs neither stars . 'î 'j ':\ ",Ao . .,;.,; :.:;,v>Qo nor wit, since it will snare the American tourist and French provincial just the same. Some comedy team ought to shoot that apple off Willy Tel's head. Grace Moore in "Louise," at the Comique, provided the season's musical sellout; the superb Pro Arte Quartet's magnificent Dehussy and Ravel program gleaned the leanest attendance-a few dozen listen- ers-for the finest music of the winter. "Le Diable Boi- teux," the much touted and quite pleasing new Fran- çaix composition, has been pri- vately heard here under the direction of Mlle. Nadia Boulanger, and will soon be brought by her to N ew York. Mlle. Boulanger is now calling Fran- çaix "the new Mozart." We'll still take the old Mozart. French film producers have grown so good that they can now commit the errors of Hollywood. In "Quai des Brumes," just awarded the Prix Louis-Delluc as the hest native movie of 1938, nothing remains of MacOr- lan's notable story of that title, except the title. If you've never read the book, you won't mind seeing the film, a fair- ly good mystery starring Jean Gabin; Michèle Simon; France's best dialogist, Prévert; and, especially during the mUf- der scene, grand music by Joubert of the Opéra. The annual award for the hest gramophone record of the season justly went to Charles Trenet fOf his rendition of the song "Bourn." He also wrote its lyrics and composed its music. Trenet, billed as Ie fou chantant, is the outstanding new boulevard personality of Paris. He looks like Harpo Marx and Chaliapin, mixed; has yellow curls, blue saucer eyes, a crimson face, a beautiful voice, and perfect rhythm; and in his strange, poetic lyrics employs a kind of bucolic Chaucerian imagery in which N" ature is treated as if she were his best girl. T renet, the son of a lawyer, last spring was presented by the A.B.C. re- vue as a fool, stopped the show, and now) at twenty-two, is the idol of young Paris. His music is a sort of melodic jazz; hi songs are about vernal love and the green out-of-doors. Our favorites are "J oie," "Je Chante," and "La Route Enchan- tée," the last a cheerful, insane piece concerning a dead hobo. He records for French Columbia; Grasset is publishing a volume of his verse. M AYBE the only good thing ahout 1939 is that even if the democra- CIes don't know where they're gOIng,